Aim: To be wise churchmen—using all the world for God's glory.
Doctrine: When it pleases God, He supplies the church from the bounty of the world. This is neither an accident, nor a guarantee, but it often accords with the Lord's sovereign and good designs (for us).
Exegesis: The framework for success (God's way): Godly character may breed favor (v. 6); practical needs call for boldness (vv. 7-8a); faith clings to the grace of Christ (v. 8b).
Further application: How churchmen may properly avail themselves of the world's goods: when we employ them for the body of Christ, and when our highest allegiance is to the things of God.
Key phrase: v. 8b ''...And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger is a retired, ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa (B.A.) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div). He is married to his wife, Lesley, and together they have one daughter and...
